Every fall, Perrin Conferences runs a huge and excellent asbestos-litigation seminar I love to attend. This fall’s conference is Sept 19-21 in San Francisco. The full agenda is here.
This year’s conference includes a material focus on science and disease, including genetics. The conference also includes significant presentation time from Dr. Victor Roggli, author of this authoritative treatise on the pathology of asbestos-disease and one of the few experts respected and hired by both plaintiffs and defendants.
Event Agenda Day 1
10:30 AM – The Latest Advancement in Asbestos Medicine
Latest medical advances in causation and treatment
The pathology of an asbestos disease – do genetics have a role in determining individual causation?
Epidemiology update
Alternative causes of mesothelioma
Breaking down the single fiber theory
Moderators: Sharla Frost, Esq., Powers & Frost, LLP, Houston, TX
Anne Kearse, Esq., Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
10:30 – 11:00AM- Defense Discussion:
Michael A. Graham, MD, Professor and Co-Director, Division of Forensic and Environmental Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Chief Medical Examiner, St. Louis, MO
Victor L. Roggli, MD, Professor of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
11:00 – 11:30AM- Plaintiff Discussion:
Arnold R. Brody, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
John C. Maddox, MD, Pathologist, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, VA
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Event Agenda Day 2
11:15 AM – Secondary No Longer: The Growth of Bystander and Take Home Exposure Claims
Industrial Hygiene and Asbestos Disease Causation:
Relative Fiber Release Associated with Various Asbestos-Containing Products
Calculating Dose
Bystander Exposure
Take Home Exposure
Friction Products Exposure
Victor L. Roggli, MD, Professor of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Bernard Silverstein, M.S., CIH, Medical Science Affiliates, Columbia, MD
John Spencer, CIH, CSP, Environmental Profiles, Inc., Columbia, MD
John Templin, Senior Consultant, MAS, LLC, Seal Beach, CA